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Brown Bellows & Columbia
American building contractor firm
Brown Bellows & Columbia was an American building contractor firm formed to build the huge U.S. Naval Air Base at Corpus Christi, Texas in 1940, as part of the U.S. buildup prior to its entering World War II. It was a consortium of three firms: Houston-based Brown & Root, Oakland, California-based Columbia Construction, and Houston-based Bellows. A number of its works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Brown Bellows & Columbia was an American building contractor firm formed to build the huge U.S. Naval Air Base at Corpus Christi, Texas in 1940, as part of the U.S. buildup prior to its entering World War II. It was a consortium of three firms: Houston-based Brown & Root, Oakland, California-based Columbia Construction, and Houston-based Bellows.2
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